Vegetation Management for Creeks

Native and drought tolerant plants and landscaping

• Guide to Gardening with Native Plants

  by Friends of Sausal Creek

• Calscape

  Native plant selection recommendations for your address

• East Bay Municipal Utility District Landscaping Info

  Drought tolerant landscaping recommendations

• Don't plant a pest

  A guide to selecting non-invasive landscaping plantslants

• iNaturalist Seek

  Phone application for plant and wildlife species identification

• California Native Plant Link Exchange

  Find plants and vendors

• East Bay Native Plant Nurseries

  The City of Oakland makes no claim, endorsement, or approval of the firms on the list.

Oakland specific plant lists and resources

• Plant list (creek species)

  Oakland common creek native plant list

• Plant list (fire resistance)

  Oakland fire resistant native plant list

• Plant list (natives of the Sausal Creek watershed)

  From Friends of Sausal Creek, 2012

• Plant list (Oakland natural areas)

  From Calfora. Sortable by category

Invasive Plant Information

• California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC)

  Invasive plant identification and management

• The Weed Workers Handbook

  Removal and control strategies for key invasive plants of the San Francisco Bay Area

• Japanese dodder eradication

  State-wide campaign

Oakland Fire Department Wildfire District Vegetation Inspection and Maintenance Standards

Learn about vegetation maintenance requirements for neighborhoods within Oakland's Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

• Oakland Fire Department

  Wildfire District Inspections

• Ecologically Sensitive Fire Abatement

  For Oakland residents in the Wildfire Prevention Assessment District

General Vegetation Management Guides and Resources

• Vegetation Management DOs and DON'Ts

  For creekside and sensitive parcels

• Using Plants to Stabilize Creekbanks

  Illustrated guide

• Ecologically Sensitive Fire Abatement

  Recommendations

• Bird-Friendly Tree Care Tips

  From Golden Gate Bird Alliance

• Consejos para el cuidado de los árboles seguros para las aves

  From Golden Gate Bird Alliance